Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2015-0208

The ASN.1 signature-verification implementation in the rsa_item_verify function in crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted RSA PSS parameters to an endpoint that uses the certificate-verification feature.

EPSS: 0.335 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 1.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0208?
CVE-2015-0208 is a vulnerability in Openssl. Published 2015-03-19.
Is CVE-2015-0208 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.